If there is a limit to the number of variations for residential designs, I certainly have no idea what it is. Since 1971, architects at The Hopkins Company have specialized in the design of fine homes and we have yet to encounter two clients who want exactly the same house. This does not mean that certain features will not reoccur. It simply means that the variables which combine to define the nature and character of a home are so numerous that each client's preferences ultimately produce an architectural design that is uniquely their own.

     This is the primary reason that most people ultimately arrive at the decision to build a new home rather than purchase an

existing dwelling. That unique combination of style, spatial arrangement and special features that comprise your personal home usually cannot be found in the desired location, at the right price, or available when you need it. The home you are looking for simply does not exist. Thus, the exhausting quest for "just the right house" very often is followed by the